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From Gershwin to Schubert with the Great French Pianist Hélène Grimaud


Hélène Grimaud | Photo by Mat Hennek

The great French pianist Hélène Grimaud came by the KUSC Studios while she was in town for performances of Ravel’s G Major Concerto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She joined KUSC’s Jim Svejda to discussed some current and future projects, composers from Gershwin to Schubert, and her latest Deutsche Grammophon album, Memory.

Hit play below to listen to our extended Arts Alive interview with Hélène Grimaud.

From Gershwin to Schubert with the Great French Pianist Hélène Grimaud
   
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Jim Svejda
Jim Svejda
Published on 04.03.2019

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